# NTSB FTW67D0417: Cessna 180H, N2486F, Franklin, LA, January 31, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 31, 1967
- Place: Franklin, LA · FRANKLIN, LA
- Location: 29.7849° N, 91.5096° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Franklin, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7849&lon=-91.5096&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 28, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 118765
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW67D0417
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0417

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0304  67/1/31    FRANKLIN,LA         CESSNA 180H         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 27, 262
        TIME - 1100                    N2486F              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 198 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          NONE                                                     200
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           16                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- STRUCK CARGO BARGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DOCK ACFT.TAILWIND 16 KNOTS. ACFT FLOAT EQUIPPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2486F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2486F-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 18051688, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180H
- Registry model: [Cessna 180H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180h) (registry code 2072618) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N2486F (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW71DRD02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DRD02), Jul 5, 1970: Cessna 180H (N2486F), Houma, LA, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW67D0069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67D0069), Jun 29, 1966: Cessna 180 (N2486F), Leeville, LA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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